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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Kirk arrive in Albany according to "Robert Matthews, Parts 5 through 7"?
(a) 1828.
(b) 1829.
(c) 1821.
(d) 1827.

2. Why did Elijah leave his childhood town?
(a) Train as a physician.
(b) Train as a clerk.
(c) Train as a banker.
(d) Train as a journalist.

3. What was the name of the sister church of the Retrenchment Society?
(a) The First Free Presbyterian of New York.
(b) The First Free Calvinist of New York.
(c) The Second Free Presbyterian of New York.
(d) The First Free Presbyterian of Albany.

4. When did Matthews leave the farm to live with a carpenter?
(a) 1806.
(b) 1800.
(c) 1805.
(d) 1802.

5. What did Smith say of Matthews after their first meeting?
(a) "He would be a good leader."
(b) "He couldn't control himself."
(c) "His mind was evidently filled with darkness."
(d) "His way was the only way."

6. When did Sarah die?
(a) June 29, 1830.
(b) June 2, 1830.
(c) June 29, 1832.
(d) May 29, 1830.

7. What was the period from 1820 to 1840 called?
(a) The Second Great Awakening.
(b) The Long Time.
(c) The Second Coming.
(d) The Evangelist's Time.

8. What did Joseph Smith found?
(a) Lutheranism.
(b) Pentecostalism.
(c) Mormonism.
(d) Presbyterianism.

9. How long did Elijah pray at Sarah's funeral?
(a) 12 hour.
(b) 6 hour.
(c) 2 hour.
(d) 1 hour.

10. What church did Matthews attend as a child?
(a) The first Scot Church.
(b) The Burgher Secession Church.
(c) The Anti-Burgher Secession Church.
(d) The Burgher Anti-Secession Temple.

11. What did Matthews try to do to his coworkers?
(a) Have them leave New York.
(b) Have them fired.
(c) Have them create their own religion.
(d) Proselytize them.

12. What name did Matthews use to introduce himself to Joseph Smith?
(a) Robert.
(b) Elijah.
(c) Mark.
(d) Joshua.

13. What church did Matthews find inspiring after losing his sons?
(a) The Baptist Church.
(b) The African Methodist Church.
(c) The Pentecostal Church.
(d) The Mormon Church.

14. What did Matthews do after abandoning his family?
(a) He went to Utah.
(b) He went to western New York State.
(c) He went to the asylum.
(d) He went to Kirtland.

15. What did Elijah's partners in the prostitute mission do after Sarah's death?
(a) They blocked his access to the mission.
(b) They took the ex-prostitute and left.
(c) They asked to buy the mission from him.
(d) Give him sole control.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Matthews open in Manhattan a year or two after moving with the carpenter?

2. What name did Matthews choose for himself after abandoning his family?

3. What was Sarah's maiden name?

4. How many children did Matthews and Margaret eventually have?

5. When did Elijah and Sarah move to Bowery Hill to join a burgeoning perfectionist community?

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